A new scam has emerged in relation to the alleged fraudulent sale of olive oil in Spain
it was reported that eleven people had been arrested for their alleged involvement with an organisation with branches in Spain and Italy dedicated to the international distribution of adulterated olive oil
And now the Junta de Andalucía's ministry of health and consumer affairs has recommended that twelve products
falsely-labelled as extra virgin or mild olive oil
the Junta said that Guardia Civil officers and inspectors from the regional ministry of health
in several inspections carried out on 4 and 5 December
discovered that oils for consumption were allegedly being packaged without the proper health registration or the necessary hygienic controls in an industrial warehouse in the Sevilla municipality of Mairena del Alcor
The ministry has initiated control actions in all the identified locations and has informed the Andalusian authorities for fraud control and agri-food quality
The regional ministry said that "there is no evidence of any specific danger" and added that "it is not known whether this product has reached consumers"
according to information provided by the Guardia Civil
the adulterated products could have been marketed in Los Rosales
The regional ministry recommends that people do not purchase olive oils with the labels listed below and
if they do have them they should return them to where they were purchased
the brands included in the list distributed by the Junta are Oleo L.U.X.E.
mild flavoured oil bottled by 16.006007/MA in Almargen
extra virgin olive oil; Tierra de Arbequino
bottled by Hortelano Foods also in Almargen
extra virgin olive oil bottled by Aceites Tarama SA in Baena; Scudo
a company that has been deregistered since March 2023
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Spain's national geographic institute (IGN) recorded an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude with its epicentre in the Seville town of Cazalla de la Sierra in the early hours of Thursday 27 February
It was felt in around 200 municipalities in four provinces: Seville
informing that the earthquake had occurred around 3.29am (Spanish mainland time) at a depth of 10 kilometres
The earthquake was felt with greater intensity (III-IV) in 17 municipalities: Alanís
Tocina and Valencina de la Concepción in the province of Seville; Esparragosa de la Serena
Malcocinado and Talavera la Real in Badajoz; Hornachuelos and Fuente Obejuna in Cordoba; and Jabugo in Huelva
Another 166 municipalities also experienced it
although with a less intense magnitude: 32 with intensity III; 59 with intensity II-III; and another 75 with intensity II
The IGN recorded an aftershock an hour later
with a magnitude of 1.7 and an epicentre in the Seville town of Constantina at a depth of three kilometres